<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Food Explorer - Food & Travel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Food Explorer]]></description><link>https://www.thefoodexplorer.us/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:26:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thefoodexplorer.us/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Origin Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[How It All Really Started (Part 1) The restaurant business started for me in Northampton . 1999. I was underage, broke, and absolutely convinced I knew how to cook. I was helping my aunt and uncle move to South Hadley , and I dragged along a buddy of mine—a fellow Long Island line  cook and profe ssional bad-idea enthusiast. After a full day of hauling furniture, we decided we deserved a beer. So naturally, we grabbed our fake IDs and drove to Northampton. And— OMG. This little city had...]]></description><link>https://www.thefoodexplorer.us/post/the-origin-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6998f230fc53c406386297cf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:50:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2c988_3f8c7e07888349b984d36dee2c792c05~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_801,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Colapietro</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>